Wodapalooza 2024 Day 3: Team Competition Start & Event Recap 

On the third day of this year’s Wodapalooza, it was time for the Elite Teams competition to begin. Many of the top individual athletes chose to compete in the Teams division as well, so a big showdown was anticipated. In total, 27 female and 29 male teams were set to compete, each one consisting of three athletes. 

With no rain delays or further weather issues, the workout began as scheduled. 

Elite Teams Event 1: Recap & Leaderboard 

The first workout for the Teams was called “Bike Race,” and it required that the teams complete a 5K Trail Run for a total combined time. In the end, from the male’s side, Team GOWOD (Justin Medeiros, Willy Georges, and Jay Crouch) got the first place, and NGH(Katie Brock, Nicole Crouch, and Gudbjorg Valdimarsdottir) won the female side of the competition. Below is a breakdown of the scores. 

Elite Male Teams: 

1. Team GOWOD — 1:08:20
2. Team TYR — 1:08:30
3. Team Picsil — 1:09:07
4. The Strapping Young Lads — 1:09:18
5. Ombré Hombres — 1:09:20
6. Canadians From the East — 1:10:12
7. Project Girona — 1:10:15
8. Tres Leches — 1:10:43
9. Conquer Athlete — 1:12:34
10. Omnia — 1:13:18

Elite Female Teams:

1. NGH — 1:14:25
2. Lifters Girls — 1:16:17
3. Lycan Gang — 1:18:36
4. Rx Performance — 1:19:27
5. Team Bareen — 1:19:29
6. Team Frog Grips — 1:19:38
7. Stronger Than a 90s Trend — 1:20:05 (T-seventh)
8. Team Treta — 1:20:05 (T-seventh)
9. Kolesnikov Team — 1:21:11
10. Team Scandinadian — 1:21:15

Elite Teams Event 2: Recap & Leaderboard 

The competition day continued with the second workout of the day called “Worms Can’t Swim,” which proved to be quite the challenge for the teams that won the previous event. For this second workout, the athletes had to: 

For time:

• 30 Worm Clean & Jerk
• Athlete One — Swim
• Athletes Two & Three — 50 Syncro Burpees (over the worm)
• 20 Worm Clean & Jerk
• Athlete Two — Swim
• Athletes One & Three — 50 Syncro Burpees (over the worm)
• 10 Worm Clean & Jerk
• Athlete Three — Swim
• Athletes One & Two — 50 Syncro Burpees (over the worm)
• Five Worm Clean & Jerk

With a time cap of 24 minutes. 

When it came to strategies during the second event, the most important one proved to be whether athletes were to wear shoes while lifting the worm or remain barefoot and also whether to have the best or worst swimmer start first. In the end, the female athletes from Team Rx Performance seemed to have gotten it right, as they had their weakest swimmer head into the water first and the best one go in last, which gave them the needed boost to go out and win the event with a significant lead. 

On the men’s side, the competition was also heated as Complex Wodex maintained the top spot for most of the workout until the third round, when Team Piscil emerged as the winner, thanks to their final swim effort. 

Elite Male Teams: 

1. Team Picsil — 16:49.84
2. Complex Wodex — 17:13.00
3. Team GOWOD — 17:21.18
4. Ombré Hombres — 17:27.95
5. Picsil Traincult — 18:13.97
6. Team TYR — 18:18.21
7. The Strapping Young Lads — 18:20.03
8. Conquer Athlete — 18:31.50
9. CrossFit Mayhem the Empire — 18:35.16
10. Omnia — 18:35.16

Elite Female Teams:

1. Rx Performance — 18:01.72
2. Team Bareen — 18:55.96
3. Lycan Gang — 19:13.46
4. NGL — 20:45.23
5. Mile High Muscles — 20:54.07
6. Team Scandinadian — 20.54.07
7. Stronger Than a 90s Trend — 21:04.90
8. Plus Ultra — 21:30.07
9. Team Frog Grips — 21:40.52
10. Team Ice Barrel — 22:02.47

Elite Teams Event 3: Recap & Leaderboard 

For the final workout during day one, we had “Uno.Dos.Tres” with two teams tied for the spot in both the female and male divisions – Team Picsil and Team GOWOD were tied for the top spot on the male’s side, and Team NGH and Team Rx Performance were tied on the female side. 

This third even offered quite a different challenge for the athletes as it had them do: 

For time:

• 20 Wall Walks
• 40 Strict Handstand Push-Ups
• 60 Handstand Push-Ups

One team member holds a handstand, one team member works, and one team member rests.

• 240 Synchro Double Unders

Two team members work; one team member rests.

• 60 Deadlifts — Men: 135 lbs | Women: 95 lbs
• 40 Hang Cleans — Men: 155 lbs | Women: 105 lbs
• 20 Front Squats — Men: 165 lbs | Women: 115 lbs

All three above movements are performed synchronized.

On the women’s side, this workout proved to be a huge challenge for the current leaders as Team Rx Performance finished 5th, and Team NGH fell all the way down to 21st. Instead, Team Ice Barrel emerged as the winner, defeating the rest of the competition by more than 40 seconds. 

On the men’s side, Team GOWOD and Team Piscil remained in the top three, but another secret favorite, Ombre Hombres, managed to steal the win with a good margin of more than 40 seconds. However, here, the battle for the top spot remains the same as we had towards the final day of the competition. 

Elite Male Teams: 

1. Ombré Hombres — 12:56.78
2. Team GOWOD — 13:43.69
3. Team Picsil — 13:53.07
4. Canadians From the East — 13:59.68
5. Tres Leches — 14:37.97
6. Rx Smart Gear — 15:54.88
7. Conquer Athlete — 15:58.50
8. Team Gorila 911 — 16:05.19
9. Team TYR — 16:08.12
10. Truecoach Traincult — 16:12.47

Elite Female Teams:

1. Team Ice Barrel — 11:54.72
2. Team Scandinadian — 12:32.03
3. Stronger Than a 90s Trend — 12:39.99
4. Fearless Misfits — 13:37.56
5. Rx Performance — 13:38.31
6. Lycan Gang — 13:45.19
7. Kolesnikov Team — 13:56.40
8. US Army Warrior Fitness — 14:25.27
9. Torian Black — 14:34.03
10. Plus Ultra — 14:34.03

The final day of the 2024 TYR Wodapalooza is tomorrow, and currently, the top three Elite Male and Female Teams look like this: 

Elite Female Teams:

1. Rx Performance — 272 points
2. Lycan Gang — 264 points
3. Stronger Than a 90s Trend — 244 points

Elite Male Teams

1. Team GOWOD — 288 points
2. Team Picsil — 284 points
3. Ombré Hombres — 272 points

As you can see, the scores are extremely close, and it will all be decided tomorrow, so make sure to stay tuned to our blog for all the latest news. Along with that, check out our social media and YouTube channel for even more weightlifting and functional fitness content.